“LOCKDOWN” COVID 19 PANDEMIC - PAEDIATRIC FEVER OPD AT TERTIARY CARE CENTER

DR POOJA GANDHI; DR HETAL VORA; DR SHUCHI PATEL; DR MAYUR KALSARIYA; DR LAHAR JADAV

Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

“LOCKDOWN” COVID 19 PANDEMIC - PAEDIATRIC FEVER OPD AT TERTIARY CARE CENTER

Dr Pooja Gandhi, Dr Hetal Vora, Dr Shuchi Patel, Dr Mayur Kalsariya, Dr Lahar Jadav

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: The ongoing SARS COV- 2 pandemic has affected so many people worldwide but paediatric patients were affected in lesser number with less morbidity as compare to adult population. Even though, the infectivity of SARS COV- 2 was lesser different mode of presentation of illness was noted. So a study was carried out to know its demography, presentation of illness, infectivity in different paediatric age groups, rate of mortality and different comorbid conditions associated with it. AIM: To study the demographic profile, mode of presentation and mortality in paediatric age group who attended fever opd at tertiary care center. METHOD: Retrospective Observational study from 1st April 2020 to 31st May 2020 RESULT: Total- 1361 patients attended fever opd, among them maximum patients presented with only fever (64.8%), 15 of them had travel history but none of them came positive for COVID- 19, 53 patients were suspected out of which 15 turned out positive (LAB CONFIRMED), maximum were from containment zone. Most of them presented on 1-3 days of fever. So there was no late presentation due to �LOCKDOWN�. Various co-morbid conditions were observed. Out of 15 lab confirmed only 3 patient got expired. All of them presented with SARI. CONCLUSION: Thus concluding that there was no effect of lockdown in presentation of children at health centers. Early presentation was seen, out of 1361 only 15 turned out to be positive which is only (1.1%) showing less infectivity and transmission of SARS COV-2 in pediatric age group.